However, it still remains up in the air if Al will play himself in the drama.

It follows on from the success of Sky's one-off comedy show Al Porter in Ireland, part of its Comedy Bites series, which was made by Steve Coogan's production company Baby Cow.

"The finer details of the production are still to be worked out," said the source.

"But it's an exciting project to be working on. And Al certainly knows how to get the public talking. Just look at the Valentine's Day Late Late Show. People couldn't get enough of his and Linda's performance."

Al has had his hands full lately with his new presenting gig on Today FM.

He joined the station as a full-time presenter for the weekday lunchtime slot and had his first show last Monday.

Station boss Dan Healy said Al left 2fm because Today FM could offer him a prime time slot while 2fm could not.

An industry insider revealed the comedian was "dissapointed" that things had not worked out with 2fm but decided that "Today FM was a better fit for him".

Despite no longer working with the station, Healy was the first person to call the radio host when it was announced he would be taking over the 12-2.30pm slot on the rival station.

"I respect Dan Healy, he gave me one of my first ever thing with Colm Hayes," said Al. "There's mutual love between us.

"He was the first one to ring me when I started on Today FM to wish me good luck. There's mixed feelings."

Al is keeping his fingers crossed his new radio show will grow to be a staple of the Today FM line up in the months to come.

"It's a really warm show. It's pleasant, it's meant to be smiley. It's meant to be very personable. I think it's promising so we'll see," he said.